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Feel Accomplished with Accomp-Lists

I don't know about you, but I love making to do list. I make one every day and I get pleasure out of crossing things out. Sometimes I'll even write things down that weren't even on the list just so I can cross them out. I look at my to do list way too often.

Anyways, even though I hack away at my to do list every day, I still feel unaccomplished sometimes. As I started to contemplate why, I realized that I felt this way because I throw everything I accomplished that day in the garbage after creating my new list for the next day. As a result, I always have this feeling that there is more to do because my to do list always has empty check boxes every morning.

So in January, I decided to change the game and keep my daily to do lists instead of throw them away and below is my accomp-list for January 2008. Download my Personal Planning Chart to track your accomplishments.

January 2008 Accomp-List

My Blog
[x] 18 blog posts
[x] encouraged 5 people to start blogs
[x] redesigned my blog

Mylinia
[x] Mylinia team retreat
[x] Mylinia backend complete
[x] find Mylinia frontend programmer
[x] write a letter to investors

My Book
[x] 12 people did 8 Principles of Purpose
[x] draft a writing proposal to Ode Magazine
[x] design my book cover
[20%] complete my book proposal

My Love
[x] live with my spiritual partner for 30 days
[x] create and lead a new birthday ritual for my spiritual partner
[x] co-create and share in a love ritual with my spiritual partner

My Rituals
[x] host a potluck
[x] pray every morning
[x] talk to my best friend weekly
[x] have lunch with a friend every week
[x] cook every week

My Job
[x] establish the ambassador program
[75%] complete the website
[00%] co-create a company retreat

Other Stuff
[x] support 4 people's dreams through coaching
[x] donate clothes
[x] facilitate 2 presentations to over 200 young people

Deadlines…Deadlines…Deadlines. Every day there is one more to add to our to do list. Life is more than a series of met deadlines and checked off to do lists. Instead of using the word “deadline”, use “lifeline”.

Do you remember playing the Cruisin’ USA video game when we were younger? In order to keep on racing, you had to reach certain checkpoints within the allotted amount of time. You wanted to get there in time because it would allow you to see new parts of the course that you never saw before. It was like a “lifeline”. In our daily lives, we use word “deadline” a lot. I think it stems from our competitive, fast-paced culture and our belief in Darwin’s survival of the fittest.

Imagine viewing your next assignment like the race game. Instead of seeing it as a sprint to the next checkpoint, think of it as an opportunity to explore uncharted territory in the near future if you excel. Keep in mind that when you excel at something you don’t like, you’ll attract more of what you don’t like. We kill ourselves and stunt our own growth when we willingly accept things without being vocal about our goals, passions, and needs. When you are passionate about the assignment, it becomes a lifeline; there is no such thing as a deadline when you feel alive. There is only one deadline in life that truly matters and it is meaningless if you never truly lived.